Crime
The body of a foreign citizen was found in the Bulgarian area of the Danube river, media reported Friday.
The body of the 34-year-old man from Bosnia and Herzegovina was discovered in the Danuber waters near the Bulgaria port Svishtov.
Crime | June 9, 2006, Friday // 00:00
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A German citizen was robbed at the main international road E-79 between the northern Bulgarian cities Botevgrad and Mezdra.
The man said that he was attacked by three unknown assaulters after he got out of his car.
Crime | June 9, 2006, Friday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's notorious Marinov brothers saw the trial against them begin on Thursday. Krassimir and Nikolay, dubbed the Marguins, were charged with masterminding three murders.
Crime | June 8, 2006, Thursday // 00:00
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A bomb blasted a car belonging to the mayor of the southern city of Stara Zagora on Thursday, minutes after midnight, media reported.
Evgenii Zhelev's office car was parked in front of the block where he lives.
Crime | June 8, 2006, Thursday // 00:00
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Sofia's court will hear the trial of the notorious Marinov brothers Krassimir and Nikolay on Thursday.
On May 5 the trial against the two brothers dubbed the Marguins and five more people was postponed for June 8, because some defence lawyers didn't appe
Crime | June 8, 2006, Thursday // 00:00
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A Ford van was blown up in the Southern city of Petrich, media reported.
Employers of the District Court in the city heard a loud bang nearby and alerted the police.
Crime | June 7, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00
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Police officers from Bulgaria, Austria and Germany have teamed up in a raid that busted an international gang for faking cigarettes.
The gang's illegal business caused Germany's budget losses of close to EUR 200 M, experts believe.
Crime | June 7, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00
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Three people, including Naftex footballer Georgi Bozhilov, have been injured in a car crash in Sofia.
The accident took place last night at Sofia's "Tasritsa Joanna" boulevard near the tunnel leading to the Lyulin neighbourhood.
Crime | June 6, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00
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Lyubomir Bakardzhiev, driver of nationalist leader Volen Siderov, was put on probation for two years and a half by the Pazardzhik Regional Court for the Trakiya highway assault in April.
For a period of one year he will have to perform 240 hours of socia
Crime | June 5, 2006, Monday // 00:00
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One person has been arrested on suspicions of killing Bulgarian game park chief, who body was recovered Sunday.
Radolav Penev is suspected of killing Alexander Makedonski.
Crime | June 5, 2006, Monday // 00:00
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A drunk driver with 3.39 promilles alcohol level has caused a deadly road accident in Bulgaria.
Crime | June 5, 2006, Monday // 00:00
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A Bulgarian woman has suffered burns to her mouth and throat after drinking mineral water, media reported.
The woman took a bottle of Devin mineral water and as she opened it and drink, she felt it burning in her throat.
Crime | June 5, 2006, Monday // 00:00
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Investigators have recovered the body of a Bulgarian game park chief, who had gone missing, indicating that the man was apparently murdered.
Alexander Makedonski's remains were buried near the site where police had earlier found his torched truck.
Crime | June 4, 2006, Sunday // 00:00
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A notorious businessman claiming to trade monkeys has been let out on bail in Bulgaria, after policemen arrested him for forging credit cards.
Boyan Petrakiev, better known by his nickname Barona, had to pay only EUR 100 to regain freedom.
Crime | June 4, 2006, Sunday // 00:00
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The Bulgarian who was recently found dead in a dam lake was most probably killed by his twin sons, the police revealed.
They brutally beat up the 51-year-old diabetes suffering man, then tied him up and threw him into the water.
Crime | June 3, 2006, Saturday // 00:00
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More than 3 000 have undergone police checks over the killing of two teenage sisters in Bulgaria.
Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Ilia Iliev said Saturday that more findings would be taken to the UK for analysis, in an aim to use better equipment.
Crime | June 3, 2006, Saturday // 00:00
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A Swiss man aged 19 has killed two Bulgarians and then himself, at his mother's home, media broke on Saturday.
The two victims, aged 38 and 54, were living at the house and taking care of the garden.
Crime | June 3, 2006, Saturday // 00:00
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Bulgaria's chief prosecutor has become the latest top official to get involved in the organized-crime issue in Dupnitsa, a town south of Sofia.
Boris Velchev had to confer personally with Dupnitsa's mayor, after the town burst into a "mafia" scandal.
Crime | June 2, 2006, Friday // 00:00
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Bulgarian fraudsters have hacked bank accounts in the United Arab Emirates, Gulf News reported.
Fraudsters who stole ATM card details from a cash machine in Dubai last month hacked into bank accounts of a "handful" of Emirates Bank customers and stole ca
Crime | June 2, 2006, Friday // 00:00
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Children of high-ranked Bulgarian magistrates have been involved into a gang that dealt with fake bankcards, media reported.
Bulgarian police along with colleagues from France, Spain, Germany, Austria busted the culprits who specialized in manufacturing
Crime | June 1, 2006, Thursday // 00:00
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Three Bulgarian nationals and a man from Turkey were arrested on a boat that carried 2.5 tons of cocaine near Spain's Cadiz, media reported.
Crime | June 1, 2006, Thursday // 00:00
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